Martial Arts anybody?

Originally Posted by Kaz

hey i know how to use x===x------x===x and i never took lessons

Thats probably because you have padded ones that dont hurt. Try wooden ones and youll see why its hard to use them Correctly. I have been using then for 3 years give or take and i still am known to get some nasty bruises.

Yes! I just signed up at a MMA (mixed martial arts) school that has a professinal size boxing ring and it teaches Muay Thai!

And fighters from King of the Cage train there!!!!!! I am so damn excited! I am gonna get my ass kicked everyday!

Originally Posted by uno

Pinan Nidan
Sama Kata
Pinan Shodan
Pinan Sandan
Pinan Yodan
Pinan Godan
Ku San Ku
Nai Han Shi
Bassai Dai

My school's never bothered to give names to the katas, we just number them. 1 kata, 2 kata, etc. Do the katas remain more or less the same from style to style, or would you and I know different ones?

Im in tae kwon doe which is fun

I'm in American Style karate. I want to train with a sword or Kamas once I'm able to use weapons.

Originally Posted by lord-of-shadow

My school's never bothered to give names to the katas, we just number them. 1 kata, 2 kata, etc. Do the katas remain more or less the same from style to style, or would you and I know different ones?

It might be your teacher who doesn't bother or your style who doesn't name them.

I've done Kung-fu for over a year now.

Yep I know judo and karate, so dont mess with me or else!! lol just kidding about the dont mess with me part. (but really dont) I also know how to use a sword/katana, bow staff and how to use shuriken. ( throwing stars

Originally Posted by Wolf

I do Tai Chi. It's great to do in the mornings.

Hey, so do I =O I started only 2 years ago, and only learned the basic 24 form with a friend (non-profit). It really really improved my flexibility and clarity of thought.

I do Yang style 24, and a bit of 42 Straight Sword and am really close to moving onto the Sabre. I really want to meet my teacher's master again. Maybe I can go to China =O

I also do Shaolin Strongback (I think) Kung Fu, with another instructor (except this time I have to pay..) for like 5 weeks now. There's no ranking system, of which I quite like.

I used to do a style of karate called Go Kan Ryu. I got to Orange Belt, but I quit a couple of years ago.

I used to do judo, but my teacher quit. I was about to get a brown belt, if I remember correctly.

Originally Posted by MooN_5

I used to do a style of karate called Go Kan Ryu. I got to Orange Belt, but I quit a couple of years ago.

I used to do Go Kan Ryu as well, over a span of 10-11 years I have done 4 different styles. Go Kan Ryu, Go Shin Ryu, Budo Kan and now I am in Hinode, a shodokan style. I am orange belt at the moment, but in November I am grading to get my 3rd Kyu, or 1st Brown Belt. I know all the Heian katas (Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan) in my style and I am starting to learn a new set of katas which are the Tekki katas (Shodan, Nidan, Sandan). I also have learnt the bo and sai.

Lord-of-Shadow, you asked the question if the katas are all the same, well there are all variations to the katas between styles. It also depends greatly on your interpretations, and how comfortable and logical a move is in conjunction with another. I hope that helped you.

i used to take hatha yoga which isn't really a martial art. the thing is, i have no need to fight anybody. xD

Originally Posted by Darunia793

i used to take hatha yoga which isn't really a martial art. the thing is, i have no need to fight anybody. xD

Well its still good to know basic selfdefense.
Is that a Pikachu I see in your sig?

I took Karate for years (I'm not sure of the exact type), and I quit a couple months after I got my brown belt. School just was taking up too much of my time. I won a couple of first and thrid place tropheys at various levels for katas, and won a couple of bronze medals for sparring. I know that everyone once they reached second-degree purple got to learn two weapons, bo was compulsory, and one of your choice. I chose Sai's as my secondary weapon, reflecting my love of Raphael the ninja turtle :S

Back in my early to mid teens I did Tae Kwon Do with the AFTA (Australian Freestyle Tae-Kwon-Do Academy). I got up to being a blue belt and quit after a while because our good instructor decided to call it quits and we got this crappy-ass instructor that didn't even have his black belt yet. I mean, honestly. And we also kept changing companies which meant different variations to patterns and moves and all that garbage... ticked me off.

Wouldn't mind getting back into it though. Its great for keeping you fit.

talking about martial arts. today i had a four hour test for my black belt in tai-kwon-do. and now im all sore and stiff

Originally Posted by Brianislink1992

Im in tae kwon doe which is fun

Damn straight! Red-Black belt in Moodikwon style Tae Kwon Do, in fact, my viewer profile has the URL for my studio’s web site under my interests

Originally Posted by wwww9898

talking about martial arts. today i had a four hour test for my black belt in tai-kwon-do. and now im all sore and stiff

good

Any of you familar with the concept of a "Mcdojo"?

a fast food training center?